Giuseppe Verdi · Karl Marx Were Giuseppe Verdi and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Giuseppe Verdi and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1818 to 1883. Giuseppe Verdi was 4 when Karl Marx was born.Giuseppe Verdi was 69 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composerBorn 10 October 1813 · died 27 January 1901, aged 87Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonAbraham LincolnGiuseppe VerdiKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Giuseppe Verdi and Karl Marx in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.